Live: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York

The second of The Beatles' two performances at the Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York City was seen by 16,000 fans.

Although they performed their standard live set, and outwardly they looked like the same group, a subtle yet significant shift had taken place. This was The Beatles' first concert since Bob Dylan had turned them on to cannabis, a drug which had a significant effect on their music and lives in subsequent years.

As with the previous night's show, all 15,983 seats were sold out, although extra ones were made available at the high price of $6.50.

I could hear the concert from the bedroom window. I lived on Groton Street with my three year old son Jim, who was probably one of their biggest fans.
I’ll never forget the crowds of people camped outside the stadium hoping to get a close look at the Beatles when they arrived. What a shame they were brought in by helicopter!

I was there with my girlfriend Elaine. My Dad brought us in along with my brother. They went to the movies while we were at the concert! An amazing night in my life! Don’t remember a lot of it, but the screaming!

Does anyone else other than me remember that John Lennon got punched by a guy who jumped on stage? I was 12 at the time and I remember that the screaming was so loud and continueous that I never heard a single note throughout the entire concert.

My mom (Ginny) was a food server (waitress) at the club house in ’64 when The Beatles performed. She was the only waitress permitted to wait on the boys. She said they requested plain sandwiches (tuna or cheese or such). My job was simple tasks and I was a toast maker, but because of my age, 10, my older cousin Tom Bader was the there that night to assist. My great loss. I was very fortunate to meet some of the stars at such a young and impressionable age. At least I’d had an employee’s pass and got to see the Supremes, the Four Tops and Temptations, Simon and Garfunkel, Mommas and the Poppas, the Monkees, (w/Hendrix opening act – that’s another story). Hope they can iron out the kinks and bring it back. Rob.

My Uncle Ronnie Roye started the concerts at Forest Hills Stadium and he booked all of the shows there in 1964, including the Beatles.Ron Delsener was a teenager around 17 years old in 1964 and Uncle Ronnie Roye hired Ron Delsener as an Usher to seat people.

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